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Already in high demand Supplies of defense interceptors are the most taxed, said Brobst, who is deputy director of the Center on Military and Political Power at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a hawkish Washington think tank.
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Ben Finley, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
This suggests that Biden was never really invested in Obama’s achievement, and certain members of his team were certainly hawkish about Iran.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Emboldened by the big election win, Takaichi could take a more hawkish stance with China, experts say.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Emboldened by the big election win, Takaichi could take a more hawkish stance with China, experts say.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
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Ben Finley, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
This suggests that Biden was never really invested in Obama’s achievement, and certain members of his team were certainly hawkish about Iran.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Emboldened by the big election win, Takaichi could take a more hawkish stance with China, experts say.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Emboldened by the big election win, Takaichi could take a more hawkish stance with China, experts say.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawkish
Adjective
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Ludwig’s distant paternal ancestors were in fact German Jewish merchants, not warlike princes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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To many Chicagoans, the warlike atmosphere is the result of the increasing aggression of the federal government.—
Geraldo Cadava,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In America, deconstructing our national mythology and recasting early Puritan settlers as bloodthirsty conquerors helped zero American Indians.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Democrats, though, have no problems releasing all these bloodthirsty thugs back into the neighborhood.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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That tells you that his approach is a very militaristic one.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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The Republican Party and this administration in particular have no regard for future generations that will be saddled with debt as a result of present day militaristic spending with no concomitant revenue stream to offset the cost.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Right, in France, means pro-Catholic, pro-militarist.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2025
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The Fuerza genesis story started with just the two guitarists, Ramos and Jáimez, who met in 2013 at a martial-arts gym (Ramos’ cousin would step in on vocals).—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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Children marched wearing inflatable horses while lion dancers and martial artists waved to the crowd.—
Jane Tyska,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Hawkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawkish. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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